Total cotton area in GM IR growing countries excluding Burkina Faso, India, Pakistan, Burma and China (million ha) | GM IR area excluding Burkina Faso, India, Pakistan, Burma and China (million ha) | Total spray runs saved (million ha) | Fuel saving (million liters) | CO2 emissions saved (million kg) | |
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1996 | 6.64 | 0.86 | 3.45 | 2.90 | 7.73 |
1997 | 6.23 | 0.92 | 3.67 | 3.09 | 8.24 |
1998 | 7.20 | 1.05 | 4.20 | 3.53 | 9.43 |
1999 | 7.42 | 2.11 | 8.44 | 7.09 | 18.92 |
2000 | 7.29 | 2.43 | 9.72 | 8.17 | 21.81 |
2001 | 7.25 | 2.55 | 10.18 | 8.55 | 22.84 |
2002 | 6.36 | 2.17 | 8.69 | 7.30 | 19.49 |
2003 | 5.34 | 2.17 | 8.70 | 7.30 | 19.50 |
2004 | 6.03 | 2.79 | 11.17 | 9.38 | 25.05 |
2005 | 6.34 | 3.21 | 12.84 | 10.78 | 28.79 |
2006 | 7.90 | 3.94 | 15.75 | 13.23 | 35.33 |
2007 | 6.07 | 3.25 | 12.99 | 10.91 | 29.14 |
2008 | 4.51 | 2.54 | 10.16 | 8.53 | 22.78 |
2009 | 5.33 | 2.96 | 11.83 | 9.94 | 26.54 |
2010 | 7.13 | 4.59 | 18.37 | 15.43 | 41.21 |
2011 | 6.61 | 4.43 | 17.71 | 14.87 | 39.71 |
2012 | 5.72 | 4.03 | 16.11 | 13.53 | 36.12 |
2013 | 5.35 | 3.80 | 15.21 | 12.77 | 34.10 |
Total | 199.19 | 167.32 | 446.73 |
Note: assumptions: 4 tractor passes per ha, 0.84 liters/ha of fuel per insecticide application